Comparative study of microbial contamination in fruit juice in local market at Dehradun

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Aakriti Mattoo , Dr. Garima Kumari

food safety, food borne disease, fruit juices, microbial colony count, hygienic, public health.

This study assessed microbial load and source of contamination of unpacked fruit juices served in Dehradun market. The microbial analysis of freshly prepared pineapple juice sold in the market of Dehradun. The bacterial and yeast count has been done by spread plate method and pour plate method. Globally, unpacked fruit juices are consumed daily as part of our meal or alone. The most commonly served fruit juices are mango, pineapple, watermelon etc. however these juices are beneficial to consume, their safety is public health concern due to their suitability in supporting bacterial growth. Food borne disease caused by improper food handling practices bring about dreadful disease that has an adverse effect on human life. The study was conducted to assess the microbial quality of street vendors fruit juice and investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice of the street vendors who sell fruit juices. Microbial population of selected juices were assessed by total viable count and total coliform count. Street vendors should take food safety training given by the government, so that they will gain knowledge about hygienic practices consumer should be made aware of foodborne illness like hepatitis, typhoid, cholera etc. Our result clearly, suggest that juice at local market contained various type of contamination and such type of pineapple juice is not good for health.

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Aakriti Mattoo & Dr. Garima Kumari (October-2023). Comparative study of microbial contamination in fruit juice in local market at Dehradun . INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 8(10), b101-b104. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2310112.pdf

Volume 8 Issue 10, October-2023

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Paper Reg. ID: IJNRD_205039

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Country: Dehradun , Dehradun , India

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